inertial guidance system
- noun
- /ɪˈnɜrʃəl ˈɡaɪdəns ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema de guiado inercial
- Pilots trust the inertial guidance system to maintain accurate positioning during flight.
Examples
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An inertial guidance system helps ensure the aircraft stays on the correct path, even in bad weather.
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Let me show you the new inertial guidance system.
Fiction book (1994) -
The inertial guidance system, the engine, and ring laser gyros for the AJTs are being supplied by France.
Academic text (1999) -
The spacecraft relies on an inertial guidance system to navigate through space without needing external signals.
Synonyms
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7.2
A machine that uses its own sensors to find a moving object's position and speed without outside signals
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A way to find position and speed using motion sensors without external signals
A method to find and keep direction using instruments that measure movement and turning without outside signals
How Autonomous
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'inertial' (relating to inertia) + 'guidance' (controlling a path) + 'system' (a set of components) directly yields a system that provides guidance by means of inertia. Although the term is technical, its meaning follows standard noun-modifier composition and would be understandable to a learner who already knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Inertial guidance system is like a person walking in the dark who counts their steps and remembers each turn. Tiny instruments inside feel movement and turning and add it up from a known start, so the vehicle can 'find' its position and move 'without external signals'.